| Always | Burigihe |
| I always wanted to marry you | Nahoraga nifuza kubana nawe |
| Never | Nta na rimwe |
| I will never do this again! | Sinzongera kubikora! |
| Now | 1) Noneho 2) Ubu |
| We have to leave now! | Tugomba kugenda noneha! |
| Sometimes From time to time |
Rimwe na rimwe |
| Sometimes I prefer to be at home | Rimwe na rimwe mpitamo kuba murugo |
| From time to time I eat rice | Rimwe na rimwe ndya umuceri |
| Late | 1) Byatinze 2) Kererwa |
| The bus is always late | Bisi ihora kererwa |
| Later | Nyuma |
| The bus will come later | Bisi izaza nyuma |
| Early | Kare |
| You should try to come home early | Ugomba kugerageza gutaha kare |
